Monthly Archives: August 2020

The FDA investigates Alzheimer’s treatment of Biogen’s breakthrough

After a decades-long process, Cambridge-based biotech company Biogen has guarded what experts say could be the “first real treatment” for Alzheimer’s disease at the door of the Food and Drug Administration. It’s called aducanumab. In Biogen’s clinical trials, which had a bumpy road and some mixed results, participants who received …

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How can you watch the show?

It’s early August, which means that Perseid’s annual Meteeidouche is active and ready to go. The Perseids are one of the best, brightest batches of shooting stars, and it feels like we could use them now more than ever to add a little wonder and distraction in these nice dark …

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